South Indian Bank has joined hands with Bank of New York Mellon in order to facilitate its customers in remitting money from US to India.

The managing director of the bank, V A Joseph said that the new facility would be launched by Malayalam superstar Mammootty, who is the global brand ambassador of the bank.

The launch would take place today in Kochi.

The bank has a strong presence in southern India with 580 branches across 26 Indian states.